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 Shah Rukh Khan has been conferred the `Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters' title by the French government. Shah Rukh Khan was on Sunday conferred the prestigious `Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters' title by the French government at a ceremony in Mumbai. SRK, who had a good year in 2007 with runaway hits Chak De India and Om Shanti Om, was presented the award in recognition of his 15-year-career in the Hindi film industry, one of the biggest in the world. The title was conferred to Khan by French Ambassador in India Jerome Bonnafont at the inaugural ceremony of a four-day French film festival held at a suburban hotel. The `Order of Arts et Lettres', created in 1957, is one of the four Ministerial Honours of the French republic and was established to reward artists who have gained fame for their works in the field of arts and literature and have promoted these fields. Khan is now in the august company of other recipients that include Indian director Adoor Gopalakrishnan, author Arundhati Roy, singer David Bowie and Bob Dylan, actors George Clooney, Leonardo Di Caprio and Clint Eastwood. Related StoriesSRK-says-he-used-to-watch-French-films-for-lovemaking-scenes  Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says he used to watch French films for the "lovemaking scenes" for which they were famous the world over. Shah Rukh admitted to having a French connection and said he used to go to the French cultural centre in Delhi to watch their movies since he was told it was the best cinema. "But I also used to watch it for the lovemaking scenes," he told reporters yesterday before he was conferred the `Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters' title by the French government. The s more French-title-for-Shahrukh-Khan  The French government will confer "Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters" title on Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan for his contribution to Indian film industry, a senior French government official said on Thursday. "The title is being conferred to recognise the successful work done by Khan in 15-year career span and his contribution to Indian cinema - as an artiste and entrepreneur," Audiovisual Attache - Head of the French Film and TV office, French Embassy in India, Mohamed Bendjebbour told PTI. more France-comes-calling-to-award-Lata In an unprecedented move the authorities in Paris have decided to fly down to Mumbai to confer the Legion d'Honour on India most prolific singer. It's a classic illustration of the mountain coming to Mohammad. When the French government conferred its most prestigious civilian honour, the Legion D'honour on Lata Mangeshkar two years ago, she had only one reservation. And it had something to do with air travel. Lata expressed her inability to undertake the long journey to Paris to collect the award. But was the French government deterred? Not the least! In an unprecedented move the authorities in Paris have decided to fly down to Mumbai to confer the Legion d'Honour on India most prolific singer. The function more Big-B-last-year,-SRK-this-year-for-the-French  The French govt will confer 'Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters' on Shahrukh for his contribution to Indian films. The French government will confer "Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters" title on Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan for his contribution to Indian film industry, a senior French government official said on Thursday. "The title is being conferred to recognise the successful work done by Khan in 15-year career span and his contribution to Indian cinema - as an artiste and e more SRK-unlikely-to-go-to-Malaysia-to-receive-  Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has indicated that he will not be able to fly down to Malaysia to receive a prestigious title conferred on him by the state of Malacca. The actor was to arrive here on November 29 to receive the “Datukship” title. State officials were reportedly arranging for another date for the star to come, Star newspaper reported today. The announcement to confer the title on Khan drew criticisms from a broad spectrum of Malaysians as many of them felt that the award could have been given more It’s-a-top-secret:-Katrina-Kaif  Bollywood sexy star Katrina Kaif nowadays is maintaining a top secret to her soul. But, it is all about a French film, remaking into Hindi. Katrina is so impressed with the French film, which she is planning to produce the film and also play the lead role in it. However, she is not revealing the title of the French film to anybody fearing competition. But, she gave only one clue that the French film which she is planning to produce was released in 2006, and it is a super hit movie. According to sources she is buying t more FRANCE-HONOURS-BOLLYWOOD-STAR-BACHCHAN The French government yesterday (11OCT06) confirmed Bollywood star AMITABH BACHCHAN will receive the country's prestigious Legion d'Honneur award. The announcement coincided with the Indian legend's 64th birthday, and the award will be presented to Bachchan by France's ambassador to India, DOMINIQUE GIRARD, at a ceremony in New Delhi in the near future. A spokesperson for the French embassy in India said Bachchan is being given the Legion d'Honneur in recognition of his "contribution to Indian and international culture". The Legion d'Honneur is awarded for outstanding achievements in either culture, science, industry or the military. source:contactmusic more Rajamouli-in-a-dilemma-with-Ram-Charan-film-  Director Rajamouli is now busy with work on his prestigious film starring Ram Charan in the lead role. The film was titled as Dheerudu. But the title has since been changed to ‘Dega’ - The Powerful Weapon. However, the director and has unit members are not fully happy with the new title. They feel that the title does not reflect the story of the film completely. A new title Rustom is now under consideration. Chiranjeevi and Urvashi had acted in a film with the same title. Rajamouli has now decided to put the ball in Chiranjeevi’s court. Rajamouli says that a final decision on the title of the film will more Krishna-misses-the-bus The Andhra University conferred a doctorate on superstar Krishna recently. He is also said to be in contention for the NTR National award. Krishna was said to be in line to receiver another prestigious award – the Padma Sri. His name was mentioned in this regard in the media very prominently in the recent past. But much to the disappointment of his fans, his name does not figure in the list of awardees. Krishna seems to have missed the bus this year. &n more Vijay-not-for-Doctor  Ilayathalapathy Vijay and director Shankar were recently conferred the title of Doctor (honoris causa) by M.G.R.University which has certainly elevated them to different level. With this title coming his way, Vijay joins the bandwagon of illustrious stars who have been bestowed upon such a title. Participating in a filmi function organized by his fans recently, Vijay spoke on the occasion. He said, “It gives me immense pleasure and pride to have been given the Doctor title. However, please do not call me ‘doctor’. more |
